CABINET VISION

Version 12
Quick Start Guide
Contents
CONTENTS ..............................................................................................................2

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ......................................................................................7

CABINET VISION HELP SYSTEM .................................................................................. 7

ESUPPORT........................................................................................................................ 7

CABINET VISION U.S. REGIONAL TRAINING COURSES .............................................. 7

BY TELEPHONE ................................................................................................................ 7

WELCOME ................................................................................................................8

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ...................................................................................9

PRELIMINARY SETUP ............................................................................................ 10

BEFORE YOU BEGIN .............................................................................................. 11

MATERIAL MANAGER .................................................................................................... 13

Material Manager................................................................................................. 13

MATERIAL SCHEDULES .................................................................................................. 17

Create a New or Edit an Existing Material Schedule ................................. 18

DOOR CATALOG ........................................................................................................... 19

Starting the Door Catalog Editor .................................................................... 19

Steps to Create a Door ...................................................................................... 20

SETTING UP YOUR CONSTRUCTION METHODS ............................................................ 30

Starting the Assembly Manager ...................................................................... 30

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 DRAWER BOX - ROLL OUT CONSTRUCTION ................................................................ 33

STARTING A NEW JOB.......................................................................................... 35

THE “JOB PROPERTIES” SCREEN .................................................................................... 36

The “Layout” Tab ................................................................................................. 36

The Construction Tab ........................................................................................ 37

The Materials Tab................................................................................................ 38

Doors Tab .............................................................................................................. 39

Hardware Tab ....................................................................................................... 40

THE LAYOUT OPENING SCREEN .................................................................................... 41

Drawing Walls ....................................................................................................... 41

Placing Objects .................................................................................................... 52

Combining Objects ............................................................................................. 60

Extended & Return Ends ................................................................................... 63

Right Clicking ....................................................................................................... 65

VIEW TABS .................................................................................................................... 65

Order of Operations when Laying Out.......................................................... 65

Adding a New Room ........................................................................................... 66

Room Properties .................................................................................................. 67

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THE SECTION EDITOR ......................................................................................... 68

SECTION EDITOR LAYER OPTIONS ................................................................................ 71

SECTION EDITOR SIDEBAR ............................................................................................ 72

OVERVIEW OF SECTION EDITING .................................................................................. 74

Using the Section Option .................................................................................. 75

Editing Interiors ................................................................................................... 81

SECTION FACE/SECTION CASE LOGIC TRANSFER ........................................................ 84

3D VIEWS...............................................................................................................86

PRINTING DRAWINGS .......................................................................................... 89

PRINTING THE SCREEN .................................................................................................. 89

PRINTING FROM DRAWINGS .......................................................................................... 89

SENDING VIEWS (SCENES) TO DRAWING .......................................................... 90

HIDDEN LINE VERSUS COLOR ....................................................................................... 90

Setting Default Paper Size and Scale ............................................................. 91

Placing a Scene on the sheet ........................................................................... 91

Adding a New Sheet ........................................................................................... 92

Changing to a Different Sheet......................................................................... 93

PRINTING CUT LISTS & OTHER REPORTS.......................................................... 93

ASSEMBLY SHEETS......................................................................................................... 94

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 THE REPORT CENTER.................................................................................................... 95

Setup Reports ....................................................................................................... 96

TROUBLE SHOOTING ........................................................................................... 98

VIDEO PROBLEMS .......................................................................................................... 98

Can’t see the bottom portion of the CABINET VISION screen. .............. 98

SECURITY KEY NOT FOUND .......................................................................................... 98

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Technical Assistance
There are several ways to get assistance for CABINET VISION:

CABINET VISION Help System

From the opening screen of CABINET VISION click on “Help” and then click on “Help
Topics…”

eSupport
CABINET VISION has a full-service website with a “Wiki” section and Technician
moderated “Forums.” You can also Email your Questions to Tech-Support from the
website. Go to http://esupport.verosoftware.com for more information.

CABINET VISION U.S. Regional Training Courses

CABINET VISION offers a full range of training courses for all levels of user. These one to
four-day courses are set in small groups, and provide you with individual attention in a
hands-on, distraction free, environment.

We highly recommend you take advantage of this opportunity and plan on attending a
training course near you as soon as possible, so that you may begin to take full
advantage of CABINET VISION.

By Telephone
The U.S. CABINET VISION Technical Support lines are open Monday through Friday,
between the hours of 8am to 7pm, Eastern. The U.S. toll-free support number is (866)-
675-6551.

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Welcome
Congratulations on the purchase of CABINET VISION. You have purchased the premier
engineering program, for the Cabinet and Closet industry, on the market today.

The design philosophy for CABINET VISION is to "Keep the simple things simple and
make the complex things possible.”

CABINET VISION is based on solid modeling principles. This means that you get to work
with real three-dimensional Parts on screen as you do in your shop. You work with a
realistic 3D solid model of the Parts, Assemblies, objects, and Rooms that you build.
What you see is what you get.

CABINET VISION was designed as a “rule-based” system with a fully parametric, formula-
based capability added in.

What this means is, that you teach CABINET VISION how you build items through a
series of “Managers” and “Editors”. And CABINET VISION will follow the rules you
specify for the items you manufacture. While the fully parametric, formula-based
capability allows you to write formulas for those items that don’t always follow the
rules.

User Created Standards are also available to add, modify or delete Parts for special
circumstances. User Created Standards utilize a built-in programming language which
allows you to enhance or override the normal standards found in CABINET VISION.
These UCS’s are fully integrated into CABINET VISION at run time and become an
integral part of CABINET VISION.

You could start using CABINET VISION to design Jobs as soon as you have it installed on
your computer, as CABINET VISION comes preset with sample Assembly Construction
Methods, sample Doors and Drawer Fronts, sample Drawer box and Roll Out
Construction Methods and sample Materials and Material Schedules. However, it is also
true that those Jobs probably would not be built to your Construction Methods or
Materials. Therefore, you will have some preliminary setup work to do to customize
CABINET VISION to your way of doing things. Don’t let this setup intimidate you; it is not
necessary to setup everything in advance before starting to use CABINET VISION. Setup
can be done a little at a time as you go.

This Quick Start Guide is designed to get you going in the proper direction.

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Software Installation
Before you start the installation process, you will need to “Exit” (Close) all running
applications. Closing all running applications prior to installing any new program will
insure that you get a “Clean” installation. Having other applications running in the
background could potentially interfere with the installation process.

The most common problems with the installation of software are

caused by anti-virus software running in the background. Be sure to disable
your antivirus protection before installing CABINET VISION.

Simply run installation EXE that you downloaded from the Customer Portal.

The first screen that will come up should look something like this. Click on “Installation
Instructions” and print out the document that opens. Follow these instructions for
proper installation.

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Preliminary Setup
Now that you’ve successfully installed CABINET VISION Version 12, whether it is the
network version or a stand-alone computer, you will probably be ready to get started
drawing some Jobs.

The following is the minimum setup you will need to do to create a real Job with
CABINET VISION. Of course, practice Jobs may be created using the Construction,
Materials, and Catalogs that come preset.

• Enter enough Materials into the Material Manager to build Assemblies, Door
and Drawer fronts, Drawer boxes, and Roll Outs.
• Create “Material Schedules” to use the Materials you entered.
• Create at least one Door.
• Create at least one Drawer Front.
• Create at least one “Drawer Box Construction Method.” And possibly one “Roll
Out Construction Method.”
• Create at least one “Assembly Construction Method.”

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Before you Begin
The MOST important thing to learn about CABINET VISION is its hierarchical structure. In
other words, you must learn the way that the different levels of CABINET VISION work
and interact with each other.

Material
Manager
System Material
Level Schedules

Part
Manager

Job
Level
Door
Catalog

Room
Level Assembly
Assembly
Construction
Manager
Methods

Assembly
Level Drawer
Construction
Methods

Part Counter Top

Level Construction
Methods

Operation
Level

Figure 1

When starting a Job, CABINET VISION copies the System Files into the Job Level and they
become part of the Job file. Changes made at any level of a Job will only affect that level
and will have no effect on System Level settings, unless you wish them to. Changes
made in one Job will not affect any other Job. Changes made in one Room will have no
effect on any other Room. Changes made to one Assembly will have no effect on any
other Assembly. Changes made to one Part will have no effect on any other Part. And
finally, changes made to one Operation will have no effect on any other Operation.
When CABINET VISION looks for instructions on building your Assembly it starts at the
lowest level and works its way up. When CABINET VISION finds the instruction(s) it is
looking for it stops and does not look any higher. If changes are made to an Assembly
and then changes are made at the Room Level all Assemblies in the Room will use the
Room level changes except the Assembly that had changes made at the Assembly
Level.

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Example: If the Doors for one Assembly were changed, at the Assembly Level, and then
the Doors for the Room were changed, at the Room Level, to a different Door Style, all
Assemblies in the Room would use the Room Level Door changes, except for the
Assembly that had its Door Style changed at the Assembly Level.

System Level: The System level includes all the menus that are accessed from the
opening screen of CABINET VISION. For example, the Assembly Manager, Material
Manager, and Door Catalog are all accessed from the System level of CABINET VISION.
Changes made at the System level have far reaching effects. System level changes will
change future Jobs that are created after the change is made. Some (Door Catalog, bold
in Figure 1) System level changes will even affect Jobs that are in existence before the
change is made.

Job Level: This level of CABINET VISION is much narrower than the System level.
Changes made at the Job level will not reach beyond the current Job.

Room Level: Changes made at the Room level are even narrower than Job level
changes. Room level changes do not affect other Rooms in the same Job.

Assembly Level: Changes to an Assembly are very narrow changes. No other

Assembly in the Room or Job will be affected. In fact, once an Assembly Level change
has been made, Room changes that apply to the same parameters will have no effect on
that Assembly.

Part Level: Changes at the Part level will have the most limited reach of all types of
changes in CABINET VISION (except for Operation changes). The only Part that will be
affected is the one on which this change is made. Other Parts, including other Parts of
the same Assembly, will not normally be altered by a Part level change on another Part.

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Material Manager
The Material Manager is the “warehouse” where your Materials are stored. Any
Material that is to be used in a Job for building Cabinets, Closets, Doors, Drawer Fronts,
Drawer Boxes, Roll Outs, etc. must first be entered at the Material Manager.

To start the Material Manager, start CABINET VISION then click on “Material”.

There is no limit to the number of Materials you can enter within the Material Manager
other that the size of your hard drive.

Material Manager

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Add a New Material
To enter a new Material into the Material Manager, click on the “Category” in the
sidebar you would like to add the Material to, and then click on the “New” option in the
ribbonbar. Now simply define the Material to suit your needs.

To Edit an Existing Material

Click on the Material you would like to change, and it will become the active Material,
then simply edit the fields for that Material. Make sure to check each tab for any special
Material Properties. You may find it easier to simply click the Properties option in the
ribbonbar (or double click the Material) to edit its Properties in the Property Editor.

To Delete a Material
Click on the Material you would like to delete then click the “Delete” option in the
ribbonbar.

Material Properties
Material

On the “Material” tab you can edit the name of the Material, make sure that no
punctuation (such as “) is used in Material names because this can cause problems. You
can also enter information about “Cost”, “Unit of Issue”, and “Waste”. For panel stock
use “Sheet” as your “Unit of Issue.”

Adding a new “Vendor”

To add a new vendor to your list of vendors simply click on “Vendor” option in the
ribbonbar.

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Material Textures

On the Textures tab, you can select a Texture for the Face, Back, Edge, and End of the
Material you are working on. To select a texture simply click on the field for the portion
of the Material you want to set and click the action button. The Texture Manager will
appear. Simply click on the Texture you would like to select for the Material.

Texture is important as CABINET VISION uses a “visual” cut-list. What you see is what
you get. If a Material in a Job is the wrong Material, you can see it straight away because
it will have the wrong texture.

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Hinge Specifications

When selecting a Hinge Material, access Hinge Properties on the Hinge tab.

Horizontal and Vertical Overlay – If the Hinge will be used for Face frame Jobs enter
information about the horizontal and vertical overlay. This overlay is for one side of the
opening only. Example: if the total overlay were 1 1/4 inches you would enter 5/8 inch.

Door End To Hinge – Enter the distance from the End (Top and Bottom) of the Door to
the center of the Hinge.

Inset – Is used to inset the Door into the Cabinet Face. Example: ¾ inches entered in the
Door inset would cause the Door to be recessed into the Cabinet ¾ inches. Leave it set
to 0 inches unless you want an “Inset” type Door.

Maximum Spacing – The maximum space allowed between hinges.

Opening Angle – The Opening Angle for the Hinge.

Roll Out Clearance – The allowance needed to shrink a Roll Out which is next to a Hinge
for Clearance.

Drawer Guide Specifications

When selecting a Drawer Guide Material, access Drawer Guide Properties on the Guide
and Clearance tab.

Under the Clearance tab enter the side clearance for each side of the Drawer Box.
Example: If you needed 1-inch total clearance for both sides you would enter ½ inch.
Also, enter the Minimum Below Box and the Minimum Above Box to use with this
Guide. This clearance is from the Drawer box to anything above or below it.

For more information on the Material Manager see CABINET VISION Help.

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Material Schedules
Material Schedules are predefined lists of Parts and the Materials used for those Parts.
Material Schedules make it quick and easy to change Materials for whatever you are
working on. While you could click on every Part of every Assembly and change Material
for the Part, it’s much quicker and easier to change the Material Schedule used for the
Room or the Assembly.

Want to change the Materials used for a Room or a single Assembly? Just go to
Properties for the Room or the Assembly and change the Assembly Material Schedule.
Want the Doors to be made from a different Material? Just go to Properties and change
the Material Schedule for the Doors. Want to change the Hinges? Just go to Properties
and change the Hinge Schedule you are using.

Figure 2

The screen above shows a typical Assembly Parts Material Schedule.

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Create a New or Edit an Existing Material Schedule
To create a new Material Schedule, or edit an existing Material Schedule simply click on
“Material Schedules” from Splash screen. Then select the type of Schedule you would
like to work on. You will need to setup at least one Schedule from each of the categories
before starting your first real Job. Don’t worry about setting up Schedules for “Rooms”.
The Rooms Material Schedule is used to control the colors of decorative objects used for
Rendering.

Figure 2 shows a typical Assembly Material Schedule. All your Material Schedules will
work the same way. The first step is to select a Material Schedule to work on from the
drop down in the ribbonbar. You could also create a New Schedule, Copy a Schedule, or
Delete a Schedule by using the options in the ribbonbar.

Once you have selected a Schedule to work on you would click on the plus (+) symbol in
front of each category to open the category so you can select Materials for each Part
listed. To select or change the Material used for a Part simply drag a Material from the
Material list on the right side of the screen onto the Part you wish to assign it to.

Once a Schedule is setup it can be used over and over for as many different Jobs as you
like.

For more information on setting up Material Schedules see CABINET VISION Help.
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Door Catalog

Starting the Door Catalog Editor

While CABINET VISION comes with several sample Doors and Drawer fronts, you will
need to setup your own Doors and Drawer fronts before starting your first real Job. To
start the “Door Catalog Editor” simply click on the “Door” option from the CABINET
VISION splash screen ribbonbar.

From the opening screen of the Door Catalog Editor you can, via the toolbar, “Select a
Door Style” to work on, “Copy the Current Door Style” and rename it to something else.
You can “Delete the Current Door Style” or you can “Create A New Door Style.” Once
you select which option you want everything you do from that point on is for the
selected Door style.

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Steps to Create a Door
Click on the “Create A New Door Style” tool

Name the Door

Select a Category to store the Door in

Click on the “Construction” tab and create the Door

Click on the “Profile” tab and select the profiles to use with this Door

Click on the “Material” tab and select the Material Schedules to use with this Door

You do not need to do anything on the “Associated Door” tab to make a Door usable.

Naming a Door Style

Naming a Door style is done from the opening screen of the Door Catalog Editor.

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Picking a Category to Store the Door Under
The Door “Category” establishes the tab the Door is stored on. When you click on the
“Select A Door” tool and go looking for a Door, your Doors are stored on different tabs;
such as the “Raised Panel” tab or the “Flat Panel” tab. To change what tab a Door is
stored in. Just click on the drop down called “Category” and pick the category you would
like the Door to be stored under.

Door Construction
To setup how an individual Door is constructed first select the Door you wish to work on
or create a new Door by clicking on “Create A New Door Style.” After you have named
the Door and picked a category to store the Door in, click on the “Construction” tab at
the top of the Door Catalog editor screen.

The idea behind this screen is that you would add Stiles and Rails, if that were the type
of Door you are working on, and then you would click on each Part one at a time and
make sure that they are the size you would cut them if you were going to make this size
Door. CABINET VISION will use these sample Part sizes to give you the correct cut-list for
whichever size Doors your Job requires. When entering the sample Part sizes, you
should enter finished Part sizes not rough-cut Part sizes. The exception being, that some
Parts have an “Extra” box, so you can add in an extra amount to the Part.

If you are buying your Doors you don’t need to worry about the Parts
being the correct size. Just make the Door look like the Door you want and
give it the correct name.

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The first step on the “Construction” tab would be to click in the middle of the Door and
select the “Type” of panel for this Door. In the previous screen “Raised Panel” has been
selected as the type of panel for the Door. By selecting “Raised Panel” as the Panel type,
you have done two things. First you have instructed CABINET VISION that you want the
panel to be a Raised Panel “Type” Panel, and second you have instructed CABINET
VISION that you want to make this Panel out of whatever Material selected for “Raised
Panel” in the Door Material Schedules.

The second step would be to add Stiles and Rails by clicking on the “Add” tools, if that
were the type of Door you were creating. To add Mid Stiles and Rails, simply click on the
appropriate tool.

The third step would be to click the Profiles Tab and select the profiles that you want to
have available for use on your Door. (Skip ahead in this manual to the Profiles Tab
section for more information on this tab).

The fourth step would be to click on each Part of the Door and check the Part sizes to
make sure they are the size you would cut them if you were making a Door this size.

In the next picture the Left Stile has been selected. Let’s say if you were building this
Door, the finished size of the left Stile would be 4” wide and 30” long for the sample
Door size of 24” by 30” shown. You will notice that the width of the Stile says “Width” +
“Extra” these two measurements must add up to the overall width of the finished Stile.
The extra it is talking about is your “Inside Edge Profile.” Your inside edge profile is the
route or shape you are going to cut on the inside of the Stile. If the inside edge profile is
set to be “Extended,” its width will be added to the width of the overall Stile. You’ll see
the evidence of this additional width in the “+ Extra” box. If the inside edge profile is not
set to be “Extended,” the profile is assumed to be cut out of the width that you have
entered for the Stile itself.

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Inside Edge Profile

If you are making your own Doors, you need to understand what an inside edge is and
what it does. The shape of the inside edge cut is not as important as the depth of the
cut. This is because the shape of the inside edge cut is merely decorative while the
depth of the cut can be used by CABINET VISION to size your Door Parts.

See Also: “Creating Profiles” later in this manual.

If you are making a Door with a frame around it and you are using cope and stick
Construction for the Door, you will not be able to get your Door Parts to size correctly
until you have selected an inside edge profile to use with that Door that has a “width”
equal to the “depth” of your Door cutters. This is because CABINET VISION can add the
width of an extended inside edge profile to each end of the Top Rail, Mid Rail, Bottom
Rail, and any Mid Stiles, for the cope and stick.

If the profile is set to extended = No, the width is disregarded)

CABINET VISION comes preset with some sample inside edge profiles. However, if you
can’t find one in the list, that matches the depth of your Door cutters. You will need to
create your own that does match the depth of your Door cutters before you will be able
to get your Door Parts to size correctly. In the picture below the Bottom Rail has been
selected. Let’s say if you were making this Door the finished size of the bottom Rail
would be 3” wide and 19” long for the sample Door size of 24” by 30” shown.

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You will notice that the length of the Rail says “Length” + “Extra.” These two
measurements must add up to the overall length of the finished Rail plus any extra for
trim/coping. Don’t forget to check the “Width.” The “Width” + “Extra” must add up to
the overall width of the finished Stile if you are using an extended inside edge profile.

In the picture below the panel has been selected. Let’s say if you were making this Door
you would make the finished size of the panel 16 1/2” wide by 22 1/2” long for the
sample Door size of 24” by 30” shown. You will notice that CABINET VISION has
calculated the size of the panel as 16” by 22” in the grayed-out information boxes, this is
the inside measurement of the frame. You will also notice that 1/2” has been manually
added to this so the panel can set into the frame 1/4” on each side.

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Door Profiles Tab
Once you have checked the Part sizes for the sample Door. The next step is to click on
the “profile” tab and select the profiles you wish to use with this Door.

You must select each of the profiles that you wish to have available for this Door before
they can be used by CABINET VISION in a Job.

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Creating a New Door Profile

To create a new profile, from the top of the Door Catalog editor, click on “Setup” and
then click on “Profiles”. This screen allows you to Rename, Add, Edit, Copy, and Delete
profiles.

Click on Add New Profile, there are five possible types of profiles;

Outside Edge Profile (Finger Pull)

Inside Edge Profile (Edge Detail)

Raised Panel Detail

Route Pattern (Groove Detail)

Tool Set

The only profile that affects the size of Parts is the “Inside Edge Profile” the others are
merely decorative.

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When you create an Inside Profile, you don’t need to draw the portion the panel fits into
(groove), as it will not be visible (the panel is blocking the view), only draw the portion
that will be visible.

Click on “OK”

Next, click on the Shape tab.

This is the Profile Part shape editor. For information on using Shape Editor Tools see
CABINET VISION Help.

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 Remember, that you don’t have to show the area the panel fits into
because it is hidden.

When shaping of the profile is completed click on the “Profiles” tab to save your work.

This will bring you back to the ‘Setup Profiles” screen and you can rename your profile.
If you want the width of this profile to be added to the width of Stiles and Rails in the
Doors, set Extended to “YES.” Otherwise, if Extended is set to “NO,” the inside edge
profiles are merely decorative. You should delete any “Inside Edge Profiles” that are not
correct, so you don’t accidentally use them.

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Door Material Tab
Once you have selected the profiles to use with this Door. The next step is to click on the
“Material” tab and select all Door Material Schedules you wish to have available for this
Door.

You must select at least one Material Schedule for use with this Door. If you don’t select
a Material Schedule for use here, you will get an error message when you try to use this
Door in a Job.

Now this Door is ready to be used in a Job!

For more information on the Door Catalog Editor see CABINET VISION Help.

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Setting Up your Construction Methods
Setting up your Construction method(s) for Cabinets, Closets, Drawers, Roll Outs, and
Counter Tops is done in the Assembly Manager. By answering a series of simple
questions that are used to teach CABINET VISION the “Rules” of how you build
Assemblies.

Starting the Assembly Manager

To start the Assembly Manager, from the opening screen of CABINET VISION, click on
“Assembly”.

This will start the Assembly Manager and bring up a screen that looks something like
this.

The first thing you need to do in here is determine which type of Assembly you wish to
work with.

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The topmost combo box allows you to pick from the following three Assembly Types:

Assembly – Cabinet and/or Closet (covered immediately below)

Drawer Box – Roll Out (covered later in this guide)

Counter Top (see the Help files for more information)

When you first install CABINET VISION it comes with several sample Construction
Methods including one called “Face Frame” and one called “Frameless”. These are just
names. Both Construction Methods have the same questions in them. It’s all in how you
answer the questions that determines how a Construction method will build Assemblies.
If you had answered the questions the same, they would build Assemblies the same,
even though they have different names.

There is nothing to stop you from building frameless Assemblies using the “Face Frame”
Construction method, or building “Face Frame” Assemblies with the “Frameless”
Construction” method; other than the fact that the Assemblies might look strange if you
did.

The lowermost combo box in the ribbonbar allows you to change the Construction
Method that you are working on. If you click on the combo box, you will see a list of the
Construction Methods you currently have. There is no limit to the number of
Construction Methods you can create.

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There are four other important options in the ribbonbar. The first is used to create a
New Construction Method; the second is used to Copy the selected Construction
Method”; the third is used to Rename the current Construction Method”, and the
fourth is used to Delete the current Construction Method.”

If you are setting up a Face Frame Construction Method, you would want to go to the
Construction Style combo box and select Face Frame. This will display the Face Frame
questions as you run through the Construction Method.

If you are setting up a Frameless Construction Method, you would want to go to the
Construction Style combo box and select Frameless or 32 mm. This will cause the Face
Frame questions not to be displayed, even though they are still there. Remember: All
Construction Methods have the same questions in them; some questions may simply be
hidden to avoid confusion.

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To navigate through the Assembly Manager, simply click the + symbol beside the Object
that you want to expand. In the Figure 3 below, the + symbol beside Face Frame was
clicked to show the Objects in the Face Frame section.

Figure 3

To run the through the Construction Method for an object (such as Top Rail), simply
double-click on that object or click that object and then click the Modify option in the
ribbonbar.

Drawer Box - Roll Out Construction

To define Drawer Box and Roll Out Construction Methods simply select the Drawer Box
– Roll Out option in the topmost combo box in the ribbonbar:

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If you are setting up a 5 Piece Drawer Construction Method, you would want to go to
the Construction Style combo box and select 5 Piece Drawer. This will display the
questions specific to a 5 Piece Drawer when you configure the Construction Method.

If you are setting up a System Drawer Box Construction Method, you would want to go
to the Construction Style combo box and select System Drawer Box. This will display the
questions specific to a System Drawer Box when you configure the Construction
Method.

To run the Construction Method for an Object (such as General), simply double-click on
that Object or click that Object and then click the Modify option in the ribbonbar.

The way that you answer the questions as you go through the Construction Method will
determine what questions are asked later in the Construction Method.

As you configure a new Construction Method, answering questions and selecting joints,
you may not see the “exact” joint that you produce. Don’t let this throw you off, just
select the answer that is the closest to what you do. And when you are finished,
CABINET VISION will build your Assemblies 99% correctly. You may have one or two
things you will need to tweak, but you will be very close.

For more information on the Assembly Manager see CABINET VISION Help.
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Starting a New Job
When you start CABINET VISION your opening screen should look something like Figure
9 below.

Figure 4

Before starting a real Job, there are some things you will want to consider. Do you have
the Materials you are going to use for this Job entered in the Material Manager? Have
you setup Material Schedules to use those Materials? Do you have the Door style you
are going to use setup in the Door Catalog? What about the Drawer Boxes and Roll
Outs? Do you have a Construction Method that is setup correctly? If the answer to any
of these questions is no, then read the previously covered section called “Preliminary
Setup”.

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The “Job Properties” Screen
Clicking on the CV button then New will open the Job Properties screen. The Job
Properties screen is used to tell CABINET VISION what options you want to use for this
Job.

There are five tabs that you will want to check every time you start a Job.

The “Layout” Tab – Located in the Room Category

The “Layout” Tab – Located in the Cabinet and/or Closet Category

The “Construction” Tab – Located in the Cabinet and/or Closet Category

The “Materials” Tab – Located in the Cabinet and/or Closet Category

The “Doors” Tab – Located in the Cabinet and/or Closet Category

The “Hardware” Tab – Located in the Cabinet and/or Closet Category

The “Layout” Tab

The “Layout” tab is used to set the starting “Wall” and “Soffit” heights for your Job. And
to set what the starting “Heights” and “Depths” that Cabinets and/or Closets placed on
a Wall will be.

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The Construction Tab
The “Construction” tab is used to select the starting Construction method to use for
your Cabinets and/or Closets, Drawer Boxes and Roll Outs.

To change the Construction Method for this Job, click on the drop down under Cabinets
and/or Closets.

The Cabinet “Construction Method” works in conjunction with the “Construction Style”
to determine how your Cabinets will be built. There are four Construction Styles for
Cabinets: Face Frame, 32 mm, Frameless and Frame Overlay. Closets have only one
Style. These are tied to your Construction Method and configured in the Assembly
Manager.

Face frame Cabinets are Cabinets with a Face Frame. If you are using the Face Frame
Construction Style, then Doors and your Drawer fronts will be sized using the “Overlays”
assigned to the Hinge you are using for the Job.

32mm and Frameless will not have Face Frames. The only difference between 32mm
and Frameless is; 32mm will line your hardware up with the line boring holes, while
Frameless will not display or use line boring holes. If you are using the 32mm or
Frameless Construction Style, your Doors and your Drawer fronts will be sized using the
“Reveals” you have set in your Construction method and the ‘Overlays” assigned to your
Hinges will be ignored.

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Frame Overlay is a Face Frame Cabinet with frameless style Doors so that when you look
at it, it appears to be a European Style Cabinet. However as soon as you open the Doors
you realize it is a Face frame Cabinet. If you are using the Frame Overlay Construction
Style your Doors and your Drawer fronts will be sized using the “Reveals” you have set
in your Construction method and the ‘Overlays” assigned to your Hinges will be ignored.

To change the Drawer Box used for this Job, click on the drop-down arrow under Drawer
Box. Of course, the same process holds true for Roll Out Construction.

The Materials Tab

The Materials tab is used to select the Materials used to construct your Cabinets and/or
Closets, Drawers and Roll Outs.

To change the Material Schedule used for this Job click on the drop down next to
“Material Schedule”, then select the Material Schedule to use.

Note that the “Exposed Interior” Material Schedules are alternate Schedules that are
applied when a Cabinet is changed to have a “Finished Interior” at the Assembly level.
This can be found in the Properties/Case menu for an Assembly in the Section Editor.

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Doors Tab
The Doors tab is used to select the Door Styles used on your Cabinets and/or Closets.

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Hardware Tab
The Hardware tab is used to set the “Pull Schedule”, “Drawer Guides Schedule”, “Hinge
Schedule”, “Wire Basket Schedule”, “Closet Rod Schedule” and the “Sliding Door Rail
Schedule” to start the Job with.

If you need a Beaded Inset Face Frame Construction simply select a

Hinge Schedule that is using a Hinge with an Inset here and the Beaded
Frames options will become avaiable.

Once you have checked each tab and are satisfied that everything is set correctly click
on “OK” to start the Job.

For more information on the Job Properties screen see CABINET VISION Help.

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The Layout Opening Screen
This will bring you to the layout portion (Room Level) of CABINET VISION. Your screen
will look something like this.

Drawing Walls
Before you can begin to place anything in your design you must draw Walls. Everything
in CABINET VISION is attached to a Wall. If you wish to place something and not have a
Wall showing, there is a type of Wall called a “Peninsula Wall” that you can use.

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Notes on drawing Walls
Walls can only be drawn while in the Floor Plan view. To start drawing Walls you can
press or you can click on the “Walls” button in the sidebar.

When drawing Walls it is normal to work in a clockwise direction. Also, try to work
around the center of the Room. The center of the Room is marked by the intersection of
two light blue lines, if the grid is active. The reason for working around the center of the
Room is that when you go to 3D and rotate your drawing it rotates around the center of
the Room. If you are too far off center, it makes it a little harder to center your 3D view.
If you do get the Room way off center, CABINET VISION has an option under the
“Modifications” drop-down called “Center Room”, this option is only available from the
Floor Plan view.

To draw a Wall you just click on the Walls button and then move your mouse into the
working area. Once in the working area, place the cross-hair where you want the left
end, of the first Wall to start and click. You then move your mouse in the direction you
want the Wall and when you have approximately the length you want, click again and
CABINET VISION will draw the Wall.

To stop drawing Walls, right click your mouse.

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Sizing a Wall
There are several ways to size the length of a Wall. The two easiest ways are:

1. Once you have anchored the left end of the Wall and you have moved your
mouse in the direction you want the Wall to go, let go of the mouse and just
type in the length of the Wall on your keyboard and press enter. Then repeat
the same process for the next Wall.

2. When drawing Walls sketch out the design of the Room like you would with a
pencil and a piece of paper. Don’t worry about the length of the Walls; just
sketch the layout of the Room. Once you have drawn the layout of the Room.
Go back and click on each Wall one at a time and type in the length on your
keyboard and press enter.

To Draw an Angled Wall

Drawing a Wall on any increment angle, like a 45-degree angle, is simple. Once you have
one end of the Wall anchored and you move your mouse to stretch the Wall, just move
your mouse around in a circle and CABINET VISION will lock in on every 45 degrees. Or
whatever angle you have set under “CV Button” – “Preferences” and then the “Tools”
Tab.

To draw a Wall on an odd angle once you have one end of the Wall (cannot be the first
Wall drawn) anchored and you move you mouse to stretch the Wall, press the “F3”
function key on your keyboard to bring up the Angle Calculator. Type in the three
measurements and then click on “Calculate”, if this looks correct click on “OK” and
CABINET VISION will “Lock” the angle for you.

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To Draw a Curved Wall
There are several methods of drawing a Curved Wall. The following discusses drawing a
Curved Wall with the Arc by Chord Method. Before you can draw a curved Wall with the
Arc by Chord Method you will need three (3) measurements. These measurements may
be taken from the Job site using a string and tape measure.

Chord length

The “Chord Length” is the measurement from one end of the Wall to the other, labeled
“A” in Figure 10 below.

Chord position

The “Chord Position” is a mark anywhere on a line running from one end of the Wall to
the other and measured from the left end of the Wall, labeled “B” in Figure 10 below.

Chord to Wall

The “Chord to Wall” is the measurement from the “Chord Position” to the Wall,
measured at a 90degree angle. This measurement is taken from the same location on
the end-to-end line as the “B” measurement is taken from, labeled “C” in Figure 10
below.

Figure 10

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To draw a curved Wall with CABINET VISION click on the “Walls” button, then click the
Arcs > Arc by Chord option in the Ribbonbar.

After you have selected curved Wall as the Wall type, move your mouse into the
working area. Once in the working area, place the cross hair where you want the left
end of the curved Wall to start and click to anchor the left end of the Wall.

Then move your mouse in the direction you want the Wall to go, and when you have the
approximate length you desire, let go of the mouse and type in the “Chord Length” on
your keyboard and press enter.

This will move you to the “Chord Position” information box. Move your mouse to ensure
that the “Chord Position” information box is active and then type in the chord position
measurement on your keyboard and press enter.

This will move you to the “Chord to Wall” information box. Move your mouse to ensure
that the “Chord to Wall” information box is active, and then type in the chord to Wall
measurement and press enter.

CABINET VISION will draw the curved Wall.

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Peninsula Walls
Peninsula Walls are used where you don’t want a Wall to show. For example: They are
used for peninsula Cabinets, Cabinets coming off another Wall with no Wall behind
them. They can also be used for island Cabinets or Assemblies that are out in the middle
of the Room somewhere. Also, used when dressing up your design, say placing a table
and chairs in the dining Room.

CABINET VISION will automatically place a finished back (made from whatever Material
you picked in your Material Schedule) on the back of any “Assembly” placed on a
Peninsula Wall. If you want your Assembly Backs configured differently you can change
the Wall’s Back Type Property from the sidebar.

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Peninsula Wall Placement Tip

In Figure 11 below let’s say you want to come out from Wall #2 124 ½” from the corner
to the back of Cabinets running out into the Room with no Wall behind them. In this
case, you would draw a “Peninsula” Wall.

Figure 11

In order to ensure that the starting position of the peninsula Wall is 124 ½” from the
corner you would want to use the “Snap Marks” option and the “Snap to Marks” tool to
place a snap mark in line with Wall #2 and 124 ½” down the Wall. You would then use
this snap mark to align your crosshair when you draw the peninsula Wall.

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In the statusbar menu click on the Snap to Marks tool.

Next click the “Measure Tools” option in the Ribbonbar and select the “Snap Marks”
option.

The Measure tool allows you to measure from one place on the screen to another and
the “Snap Marks” tool allows you to place “Snap” or “Tick” marks on screen. You can
then use those “Snap” marks to align things you draw.

Make sure “Snap Marks” is selected then place your mouse near the corner, and when
you click the mouse it will jump and lock to the corner, because you have object
snapping turned on. You would then move your mouse down to Wall #2.

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In the sidebar, the “Horizontal” position box becomes active. You would, in this
scenario, want to place a “Tick” mark at 0” horizontally and 124 ½” vertically. So, type in
0” and then press the “Tab” key, slowly, two times. This will move the active window to
the “Vertical” information box, then type in 124 ½” and press the enter key and
CABINET VISION will place a tick mark. Then click the right mouse button to release the
crosshairs.

You can now use this tick mark to align your peninsula Wall. To leave the Snap Marks
tool, click on the “Return” option.

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Now, in the sidebar, click on Walls and change the “Style” of Wall to “Peninsula”. Then
move your mouse near the snap mark you placed and when you click, the mouse will
snap to the mark.

Now draw the peninsula Wall as you would any other Wall. When you are done, the
peninsula Wall will show in floor plan view as a thin red line. In 3D it will not show a Wall
but any Assemblies placed on this Wall will automatically have the Walls specified back
type.

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For more information on drawing Walls see CABINET VISION Help.
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Placing Objects
Once you have at least one Wall drawn you can begin to place objects into your Job.
These objects can be cabinets, store fixtures, furniture pieces, appliances, closet
components or anything you can imagine. CABINET VISION stores these objects for you
in Catalogs.

Catalogs
CABINET VISION comes preloaded with at least three Catalogs of objects. You should
have an “Appliance” Catalog, a “Custom Cabinet” and/or “Custom Closet” Catalog, and a
“Furnishing” Catalog. You can purchase other Catalogs, download them from eSupport,
or you can create your own as needed.

Appliance Catalog

In the “Appliance” Catalog you will find an assortment of appliances you can place in
your design. There are sinks, faucets, refrigerators, ranges, cook tops, dishwashers,
trash compactors, ovens, microwaves, vent-a-hoods, washers/dryers, and assorted
small appliances.

Custom Cabinet Catalog

In the “Custom Cabinet” Catalog you will find some sample Base, Vanity, Wall and Tall
Cabinets. These form the basis of what you will use to create your own objects, and
eventually your own Catalogs of objects.

Custom Closet Catalog – Only Available with Closet Add-On Purchase

In the “Custom Closet” Catalog you will find some sample Assemblies, Verticals,
Horizontals, and Decorative items. These form the basis of what you will use to create
your own objects, and eventually your own Catalogs of objects.

Furnishing Catalog

In the “Furnishing” Catalog you will find windows, assorted Doors and openings, bath
fixtures, assorted electrical components, assorted lamps, dishware, furniture, etc.

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Placing an Object
Placing an object in to you design is simple, you just drag* it from the library into the
working area of your screen. Move it next to a Wall, and click.

Once you have at least one Wall drawn. Click on the “Objects” button to access your
libraries. If you don’t see the “Objects” button click on the “Return” option until you do.

Clicking on “Objects” should bring up a window something like Figure 12.

Figure 12

*Click and hold down the left button while moving mouse.

To open a Catalog, just click on it. In the image below the “Custom Cabinets” Catalog
has been selected. Your screen should look something like Figure 13.

Figure 13

You may have different categories than the ones pictured in Figure 13.

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Now click on “Base Cabinets” to access the Base Cabinets.

Let’s place a Std Base Cabinet on the Wall. Click on the Std Base and then drag it into the
working area. When you release the mouse button you will get a phantom Object
(dotted outline) that looks like an envelope.

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The wide Part of the flap indicates the back of the Assembly and the point, points
toward the front of the Assembly.

You will note in the sidebar, information boxes containing positional and sizing
information. Included in the positional information will be:

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Clearance is the clearance from the end of the object, to any other object, on the same
Wall.

End Position is the distance from the end of the object to the end of the Wall it is placed
on.

Center Position is the distance from the center of the Assembly to the end of the Wall it
is placed on.

Width is the Width of the Object.

Height is the Height of the Object.

Depth is the Depth of the Object.

Angle is the angle of the object in relation to the Wall it is placed on.

Outset is the distance from the back of the object to the Wall it is placed on, this can be
a negative number.

Elevation is the distance from the bottom of the Assembly to the floor.

You can access this positional and sizing information before or after the object has been
placed. Example: To set the position of the left end from the left end of the Wall before
the object is placed. Press the tab key, until the information box you want to change is
activated, you can then type in the position that you want and press the enter key to
apply it or you can press tab again and move to the next information box.

When you have changed everything you want, press enter to place and size the object.

Be sure to completely let go of the mouse while typing in numerical

values. If the mouse moves, the numbers will be reset and you will lose any
typed values…

Sizing & Position Handles

When you click on an object in ether floor plan view or elevation view, you will see
sizing and position handles appear. You can use these handles to size the object or to
move the object around.

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In floor plan mode you will have:

In elevation mode for a “Base” object you will have:

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In elevation mode for a “Wall” object you will have:

The sizing handles can save you time. Example: When changing the width of an object if
you type the width into the width information box, then when you press Enter, CABINET
VISION doesn’t know which way you want to stretch the object. So, it brings up a screen
asking you which way to stretch it. This adds extra steps to sizing an object. By grabbing
the stretch left or stretch right handles it activates the width information box and when
you type in the width, CABINET VISION will not ask you which way you want to go as you
have already told it by grabbing the stretch left or stretch right handle.

Manual Placement

Manual placement allows you to place an object into a space that already contains an
object.

Each object on a Wall takes up a certain space; a Base object takes up a Base space, a
Wall object takes up a Wall space, a Tall object takes up a Base and a Wall space. If you
tried to place an object into a space that already contains an object, CABINET VISION
will not let you. However, there are times when you may need to do this to complete
your design, so CABINET VISION has a placement option called “Manual Placement”.

Example you want to place a Hood appliance under a Hood Cabinet. Since the Hood
Cabinet is taking up the Wall space CABINET VISION doesn’t want to let you place the
Hood appliance in the same area. So just before you click to place the Hood appliance
hold down the “Ctrl” key and it will go right in.

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To manually place an object, you can place the object somewhere on the Wall that
doesn’t already contain an object. Then click on that object, to activate it, grab the
manual placement handle and move it anywhere you please.

Or if you don’t have space to place it beforehand, drag the object out of the Catalog,
move the object to where you want to place it and hold down the “Ctrl” key on your
keyboard as you click to place it. CABINET VISION will let you place an object anywhere
you please if you hold down the “Ctrl” key while placing it.

Manual placement should be used with care. You could end up designing something
that won’t fit in the space you have available, if you’re not careful. Or, you could even
cause CABINET VISION to crash when two objects overlap in the same space.

Here’s an alternate method: For the Hood example, you may take the Wall Cabinet to
the Assembly Level (right click the Cabinet and click “Edit”) and then go to the front
orthographic view (the smiley Face). Then click the “Objects” button in the sidebar. Find
your Hood appliance and place it anywhere that you like. Overlapping objects will not
cause problems when placed inside the orthographic view.

For placing objects in the middle of a Room, to create an island, a dining area, or the
dreaded whatever, use a peninsula Wall, don’t manually place them. Not only is it hard
to line them up when you manually place them, but they are attached to the last Wall
you worked on. When you view an elevation of that Wall you will see objects stacked on
top of, and, overlapping each other. So, draw a “Peninsula” Wall and place your object
on it. It will make it easier to line them up and you won’t have objects overlapping each
other on your elevation drawings.

Placing Corner Objects

Every object in CABINET VISION is attached to a Wall, corner objects are no different.
However, since they fit in the corner you must pick one of the two Walls making up the
corner, as the Wall to attach them to. The right-hand Wall that makes up the corner is
the Wall to attach them to. When placing a corner object if you let it touch the left Wall
and not the right Wall, it will not go in. However, if you let it touch the right-hand Wall
and not the left it will go right in.

For more information on placing objects see CABINET VISION Help.

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Combining Objects
If you want one big Cabinet, place it, stretch it, and then section it into what you want.
Don’t place a bunch of small Cabinets and then combine them, as you will lose your
sectioning. The exception to this rule is combining different height objects.

Example: Let’s say you’re designing a Face Frame Job and you want to “gang build” the
Cabinets. The best way to do the Walls over the range would be to place several small
objects and then combine them to make a combination Wall Cabinet.

The following image shows several individual Cabinets above the refrigerator and range.

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To combine these Cabinets into one, place your mouse cursor above and to the left of
the leftmost Wall Cabinet. Then hold down the left mouse button while drawing a
selection box around the Walls Cabinets you wish to combine as shown in the image
below.

When you release the left mouse button CABINET VISION highlights the Wall Cabinets.

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Next right click inside the Highlight, and you will be presented with a drop down menu.

Select “Combine” and CABINET VISION combines the Cabinets together into one large
Cabinet. The drawing and the cut-list will show only one Cabinet.

You can then “Section” the individual openings of this Cabinet to suit your design.

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Extended & Return Ends
For those of you who build with extended or blind corner Cabinets. This section will
show you the correct way to do this type of Cabinet.

For the Extend option to function properly you must leave a void in the corner equal to
the Cabinets Depth.

To achieve this accurately: Reference the image below…Drag a Base Cabinet out and
move it near Wall #1. Release the mouse button and move the phantom toward the
corner along Wall #1. As you do this, the right clearance will start counting down toward
0”. When it passes 0” the clearance will change to a negative number, the right position
should remain a positive number. When the left clearance is a negative number, click
and the Cabinet will “jump” out of the corner, by the “depth” of the Cabinet you are
placing. A 24” deep base Cabinet in the Case of the image below.

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To complete the process, you would do the same thing on the other Wall creating a
Cabinet Depth void in the corner.

Right click in the void in the corner and you will get a drop-down menu.

Click on “Extend Left End” or “Extend Right End” and CABINET VISION will make one
Cabinet have an extended end and the other Cabinet a return end, per how you have
your Construction Method configured. This is the correct way to do blind-corner
Cabinets.

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Right Clicking
Right clicking your mouse in different areas and on top of different objects will bring up
a drop-down menu with options that depend on what it was you right clicked on. Try
right clicking on different objects, Walls, Assemblies, or out in the middle of the Room
and see what happens.

View Tabs
The View Tabs are used to change the view you are looking at and to go to “Reports”
and “Bidding.”

The first button is “Plan” view.

The second button is “Elevation” view.

The third button is “3D” view.

The fourth button is “Reports” view.

The fifth button is “Drawings” view.

The sixth button shown here is “S2M Center” view.

Click on each one after you have something laid out to see your different views.

Order of Operations when Laying Out

There is an order to doing things that will make working with CABINET VISION more
pleasant.

When placing Assemblies, it is a good idea to place them like you would install them.
Work from the corners out.

Always size an Assembly before sectioning or editing it. Always shape an Assembly
before sectioning or editing it. Always (well, almost always… See the Combining Objects
topic for the exception to this rule) combine Assemblies before sectioning or editing
them.

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Adding a New Room
It’s not a good idea to do several Rooms of Assemblies all in the same Room. It is a
better idea to separate Rooms for different parts of the Job. This allows you to get
separate 3D views of each section of the Job and, it allows you to filter Rooms in the
“Report Center” and in “Bidding”.

Adding a new Room is simple, while in Plan View, just click “New Room” option.

Changing Rooms
Changing to a different Room is also very simple; while in Plan View, just click in the
“Room” information box at the top of your screen. Then select the “Room” you would
like to work in from the list.

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Room Properties
Just as a Job has Job Properties, each Room has Properties. You can change the
Materials for this Room; you can change Door styles for this Room; you can change
Hardware for this Room, etc.

To change the Properties for a Room you must be in “Plan” or “Elevation” View; then,
just click the “Room” option.

There are lots of things that you change with Room Properties and the other options.
Explore your options by clicking on everything in sight to see what it does. This is the
very best way to learn a new software application.

For more information on the above subjects see CABINET VISION Help.

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The Section Editor
In the Assembly Section Editor, the side selector is visible for all Assemblies (See Figure
14 below).

Figure 14

The side selector is used to change the attributes of any side of the Assembly. A popular
use is to add a second Face to the Assembly either on a side or on the back.

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When you add a second Face to the Assembly, the side selector allows you to give
priority to either Face. The Face with a priority of 1 has a “higher” priority than the Face
with a priority of 2. Therefore, sectioning of Face #1 will run through the entire
Assembly but sectioning of Face #2 will terminate when it runs into a Part from Face #1.

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Section Editor Layer Options
A shortcut to the layers options: in the Section Editor, Right-Click outside of the
Assembly and then click Properties. Click the Layers tab and the Properties for the
Assembly editor layers will appear as below.

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Section Editor Sidebar
Door Drawer Shelf

Above, you will see the sidebar that appears when you click on a Door, Drawer Front, or
a Shelf in the Section Editor. The left picture (marked Door sidebar) shows the options
that will appear in the sidebar of the Section Editor when you click on a Door or opening
from the Section Face view.

The center picture (labeled Drawer sidebar) shows the options that appear when you
click on a Drawer Front from the Section Face view.

In the picture on the right (labeled Shelf sidebar) you will see the options that appear
when you click on a Shelf in the Section Case view.

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Below is a view of the options that will appear when you click on a Partition in the
Section Case view.

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Overview of Section Editing
Changes to an Assembly are best made at the Section Editor. Editing performed at the
Section Editor allow the Assembly to retain its intelligence or logic as the Assembly’s
overall dimensions are changed. To get to the Section Editor from either the Floor Plan
View or the Elevation View, either double-click the Assembly or right-click the Assembly
and click Edit or Section. The Section Editor may also be accessed by going to the Order
Entry page and then right-clicking on an Assembly in the Assembly list and then clicking
Edit.

Note that changes made in the Section Editor will only apply to this Assembly. Likewise,
if changes are made to an Assembly in the Section Editor and then changes are made to
the Room Level Construction, the overrides on this Assembly may prevent the Room
Level changes from affecting this Assembly.

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Using the Section Option
This is an alternate way to get to the section view. From the floor plan view, right-click
the Assembly and click Section. This will take you to the same Assembly section view
with one small difference. You will be sectioning directly in the elevation of the Wall
where this Assembly sits

If you Right Click and select Section from the Elevation View you will also be able to
Section Edit Assemblies live on the Elevation Wall.

To section a different Assembly from the same Wall, simply click on the desired
Assembly in the Elevation. Another alternative is to double-click an Assembly from the
Elevation View. This will allow live Section Editing directly on the Wall.

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Section Editing of an Assembly Face allows for re-configuring of the Face as needed.
Typically, this includes modification, creation, or deletion of a Door, Drawer, false front,
opening, or panel. Editing at this level retains logic to respond to changes in the overall
size or position of the Assembly. Since Section Editing occurs at the Assembly level, the
changes made here will not reach beyond this specific Assembly. However, the
Assembly may be saved to the library and reused in its current configuration.

Sectioning Options

These are the options used to edit the Assembly in either the Section Face view or the
Section Case view. The tools are very intuitive; they do exactly what they look like. The
Horizontal Split option creates a horizontal split in the Assembly; the Horizontal Multi
Split option creates multiple horizontal splits in the Assembly. Please follow the example
below:

Start with the Std Base Cabinet from the Custom Cabinet Catalog. Take that Cabinet to
the Section Face View. (For instructions on getting to the Section Face View, see the
previous Parts of this article).

Default the Assembly; this is accomplished by clicking on the “Modifications” drop-down

then clicking the “Default Assembly” option. You will then see the following warning
message; simply click Yes.

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You should have a Cabinet that resembles the picture below.

Click in the main opening of the Cabinet to select it for editing. The selected area will
change color as in the picture below.

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Click one of the Split Multiple options to create more than one split in Doors and
drawers. Choose the number of openings and their type.

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Some Cabinets require multiple steps to create. For example, the next Cabinet (pictured
below) requires three steps to create.

First Step: Divide the Face opening into two sections; in this case, it will be a Drawer
above a Door. Use the Split Horizontal option.

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Second Step: Divide the single Door into two Doors. Use the Split Vertical option.

Third Step: Divide the right Door into three drawers. Use the Split Multiple Horizontal
option.

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Editing Interiors
Editing of the Assembly interior is normally independent of the Face configuration.
However, there is a method of transferring logic from Face Parts to Case Parts (see
Section Face/Section Case Logic Transfer in the next section). As a “general rule,” you
want to edit the Face of the Assembly first and then edit the Case. As with any “general
rule,” there are certainly exceptions.

To switch to the Section Case View from the Section Face View, click the Section Interior
option (Highlighted below).

The same editing tools are available for Case editing as in Face editing: Single and
Multiple Split options for both Horizontal and Vertical Divisions.

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Below is an example of the Case View of an Assembly with a shelf added. This was
achieved by clicking in the Case opening and then clicking the Split Horizontal option.

Notice that after the shelf has been added, it has been highlighted by clicking on it. This
gives you the opportunity to set what type of division it is. In the sidebar, the Adjustable
Shelf type has been selected. This Adjustable Shelf could be changed to any of the listed
Types by simply selecting it.

To delete a shelf or other Assembly Part, simply click on that Part to select it and then
click the Delete option (red X) in the ribbonbar to delete that Part.

As with editing the Face of an Assembly, when adding Partitions and Shelves inside the
Case, the order in which things are added is extremely important.

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Like the example used in Face editing, the following Cabinet requires three steps to
create.

This Cabinet was sectioned by first splitting the opening one time horizontally (Shelf).
Second, the bottom section was split once vertically (Partition). Finally, the bottom right
section was divided once horizontally (Shelf).

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Section Face/Section Case Logic Transfer
Interior Parts may be added to an Assembly in a way that associates them to
corresponding Parts of the Face of the Assembly. It is important if you wish for the Face
logic to transfer to the Case Parts that you follow the correct order of operation.

First: Edit the Cabinet Face to have the desired divisions. On the example Cabinet
below, there is only one division, a Mid Stile. Our goal in this example is to place a
Partition behind the Mid Stile and to have the Partition’s location related to the location
of the Mid Stile.

Second: Go to the Section Interior view by clicking the Section Interior option.

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Third: Make sure that no Part of the Cabinet is selected. You can insure that nothing is
selected by clicking somewhere outside of the Cabinet itself.

Fourth: For our example Cabinet, we want a Partition that is centered behind the Mid
Stile. Therefore, the next step is to click the Split Vertical option. The option will then
change focus (it will appear highlighted).

Fifth: Place your mouse in the space between the two dashed lines that represent the
location of the Mid Stile and click one time (see pictures below).

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Sixth: Click on the Partition and it will change color to indicate that it is selected. In the
sidebar, you can now select how that Partition needs to relate to the Face frame.

The relative position may be set to center (the Partition is centered behind the Mid
Stile), Left (the Partition is flush with the left side of the Stile), Right (the Partition is
flush with the right side of the Stile), or float (the Partition can be manually set to any
other position). Note: Float removes the association between the Partition and the Mid
Stile.

3D Views
Once you have your design completed, or at any time, you can bring up a 3D view of the
Room by selecting the 3D tab.

To modify the view, use the 3D view controls.

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3D View Control Buttons

Zoom Window - 1

Activating this option will allow you to choose an area to zoom in to for a closer look.
After clicking the Zoom Window option, your mouse will appear as a magnifying glass.
Click in the center of the area that you wish to zoom in to and then drag a selection box
around the desired zoom area. Click again to complete the zoom.

Zoom Out - 2

Activating this option will zoom you out slightly from the current view. If you want to
return to the original view, click the Zoom All option (3).

Zoom All - 3

Activating the Zoom All option will re-center your drawing and return you to the original
point of view.

Wire Mode - 4

Activating this option will bring up a Line Drawing of the Room. This will show a wire
frame representation of the Room without filling it with color or texture. You will be
able to see details through Parts of the Room/Assembly that would be hidden from
view.

Fill Mode - 5

Activating this tool will fill in the Room with color. Objects in the Room that have
textures assigned to them will not show that texture but will show the color that is
assigned to like objects in the Room.

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Texture Mode - 6

Activating this option will fill your drawing in with colors and textures. Objects that have
textures assigned will show those textures in this mode. Some colors may be different
than in Fill Mode as some textures may have colors locked.

Layers - 7

This drop-down option will allow you to change the current Layer Schedule that you are
using.

Rotate - 8

When this option is active, holding your left mouse button down and moving your
mouse side to side will rotate your drawing side to side. Holding your left mouse button
down and moving your mouse up and down will tilt your drawing up and down

Move - 9

When this option is active, holding down your left mouse button while moving your
mouse side to side will move your drawing side to side and moving your mouse up and
down will move your drawing up and down. Sometimes when you rotate a Room it goes
off center because you didn’t center your Walls when you created the Room. Using this
option lets you move the drawing back into the center of your screen.

Camera Move – 10

When this option is active, you switch the Mouse Scroll Wheel from normal View
Zooming and Panning to actual control of the Camera Viewpoint.

Birdseye - 11

Activating this option will bring up a Birdseye view of the Room. To get out of Birdseye
click the “Zoom All” (3) option.

Enhance - 12

Activating this option will bring up another window with controls that allow you to
improve your rendered view.

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Saved Views - 12

This option allows you to select any Saved 3D Views you have created.

Printing Drawings
Once you have something designed there are two basic ways of printing drawings. One
is to click on the Printer tool in the CV Button menu. The other way is to right click and
use the menu option called “To Drawing” or “To Live Drawing”.

Printing the Screen

At any screen, if you see that the printer icon is not grayed out. You can click on the
printer icon in the CV Button menu and CABINET VISION will print what you have on
screen. You should try bringing up various views and printing them this way to see what
you will get. This works especially well for shop elevation views. To bring up a shop
elevation view set up a Layer Schedule that displays “Shop Annotations.” For more
information, see your help files on “What are Layers?” Note: If your screen resolution is
greater than 1024 x 768, you will need to set up CABINET VISION to “Stretch or Shrink
View to Fit Paper” in the print settings.

Printing from Drawings

“Drawings” is like the blue print area of CABINET VISION. Using “Drawings” you can
place and scale, multiple drawings (Scenes) per “Sheet” of paper.

Once you have something designed you can bring up a variety of views by using the
“View” tabs across the top of your screen and then send them to “Drawings”.

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Sending Views (Scenes) to Drawing
As you are viewing something on screen you can right click in the working area (make
sure you are not on top of anything) and you will get a menu with the option “To
Drawing” or “To Live Drawing”. Selecting the menu option “To Drawing” will create a
static snap shot (Scene) of whatever you are viewing and send that scene to the
Drawing area of CABINET VISION. Selecting the menu option “To Live Drawing” will
create a live (Scene) of whatever you are viewing and send that scene to the Drawing
area of CABINET VISION.

Normally you would finish the layout of your Job, get it all sectioned, add counter tops,
and add moldings, etc. before you start sending scenes to the “Drawing” portion of
CABINET VISION.

Hidden Line versus Color

When you send something to drawings it will go as a hidden line drawing. The exception
to this is that you can send 3D views to drawings in color. To change between color and
hidden line mode for 3D views, bring up a 3D view then right click and select
“Properties”. On the Properties screen for 3D you will see an option called “To Drawing”
this option allows you to select between “Bitmap” and “Hidden Line” modes when
sending 3D views to “Drawings”.

If you’re set to “Bitmap” mode, then when you send a 3D view to drawings it will be
sent as a color bitmap. While set to bitmap mode you should only send drawings that
are filled in with color to “Drawings”. Sending a 3D line drawing to “Drawings” in bitmap
mode will give very poor quality drawings. If you want line drawings to be sent to
Drawings, you should change from “Bitmap” mode to “Hidden Line” mode before
sending the 3D drawings over to the “Drawings” portion of CABINET VISION.

The following screen shows a typical Drawings View.

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Setting Default Paper Size and Scale
The first thing you should do after going to the Drawings Area for the first time is to
right click in the middle of your screen and select “Properties”. Under Properties you
should set your paper size and your default scale size.

CABINET VISION lets you select from a pre-set list of Paper Sizes or create your own
Custom Paper Sizes matching whatever your printer/plotter can handle.

In the sidebar you will note several views listed under “Available Scenes’. These are
various views that have been sent “To Drawing” or “To Live Drawing”.

Placing a Scene on the sheet

To place a scene on the sheet, drag the scene from the available scenes area to the
sheet area. Once your mouse is over the sheet area, release the mouse button and you
will get a phantom scene. Move the phantom to where you want the scene placed on
the sheet and then click to place the scene.

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The size of the phantom scene will represent the amount of space that this scene will
take up on this size sheet. If it is too large or too small, right click to release the scene
and then right click on your sheet and go to “Properties” and reduce the default scale
size, then try placing the scene again.

Moving a Placed Scene

Once the scene has been placed you will note a red outline around it, if you don’t see
this red outline click on top of the placed scene and it should outline the scene in red. In
the lower left corner of the red outline there is a small square. This small square is the
movement handle for the scene. Placing your mouse over this handle will give you a
movement cursor; if you then click it will grab the scene so you can move it, and then
just click to place it again.

Rescaling a Placed Scene

To rescale a placed scene, right click on the placed scene and then select “Scale”.

Resizing a Placed Scene

To resize a placed scene (Scale doesn’t matter), simply select the scene and drag the
sizing handles and drag them to resize.

Deleting a Placed Scene

To delete a drawing once it has been placed on a sheet. Right-Click on the placed scene
and then select “Delete” from the menu.

Adding a New Sheet

To add a new sheet click the “New Sheet” option.

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Changing to a Different Sheet
If you have multiple sheets you can move from one to the other by clicking in the “Sheet
Selection” window, then select the sheet you would like to work on.

To delete a sheet, click on the Edit Sheets option. Click on the sheet that you want to
delete and click Remove. Click OK.

Printing Cut Lists & Other Reports

Once your Job is designed there are over 250 different reports you can print. Click on
the Reports View tab and you should see a screen that looks like this.

In the sidebar you will see the “Report Center” button and the “Assembly Sheet”
button.

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Assembly Sheets
Assembly sheets are reports designed for your assemblers. They will have a picture of a
single Assembly in the right corner, with all the Parts that go to that Assembly down the
left side of the printout, and all the specifications for that Assembly along the bottom.
See the sample Assembly Sheet below.

To print Assembly Sheets click on the “Assembly Sheets” button then select the Cabinets
to print. To print an Assembly Sheet for one Cabinet click on “Assembly Sheets”, then
select the Assembly to print, and then click on “OK”. To print Assembly Sheets for all
Assemblies in a Job, click on “Assembly Sheets”. Select the Entire Job option, and then
click on “OK”. To print Assembly Sheets for all Assemblies in the current Room, click on
“Assembly Sheets”. Select the Current Room option, and then click on “OK”. To print
Assembly Sheets for only some of the Assemblies listed. Click on “Assembly Sheets”
then select the Assemblies to print while holding down your “Ctrl” key, and then click on
“OK”.

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The Report Center
The Report Center is the tool used to select and organize your reports into groups that
you can later select and print. Included in the list of reports are cultists for Doors,
drawers, rollouts, Cabinets, panel stock, board stock, Part labels, etc., etc., etc. There
are nearly 250 hundred different reports.

Click on the Report Center button and you will see a screen that looks something like
this.

If you look in the lower area of the sidebar, you will see a button that says “Print
Reports In Group”. If you click on “Print Reports In Group” it will print the Report Group
shown in the “Report Group” window. When it prints this report group it would print all
the reports assigned to that report group. If there are 50 reports assigned to that group
it will print all 50 of them.

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CABINET VISION came preset with some sample report groups. If you click in the Report
Group window you will see some sample report groups to select from. Select each of
the sample groups and see what reports have been assigned to them. Select each of the
reports under the group name and you can see a preview of them on the right side of
your screen.

You will definitely want to setup your own print groups and add reports to them
yourself at some point in time.

You can select and deselect reports that are assigned to Report Groups and you can
create new report groups and delete report groups by clicking on the “Setup Reports”
button.

Setup Reports
The following screen shows the “Setup Reports” area.

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On the right side of this screen it lists nearly 250 reports you have to choose from. In the
sidebar it lists your report “Groups”. As you scroll down the right side of your screen you
will notice that some of the reports have what looks like a lit-up light bulb in front of
them. This lit-up bulb lets you know that that report has been assigned to a group. If you
click on that report you will see a check mark next to one or more of the report
“Groups” in the sidebar. Reports can be assigned to more than one group if you prefer.
Page Preview
To see a preview of a report select the report from the list on the right and then click on
the View Mode option in the Report Mode drop down.

Remove Report from Group

To remove a report from a group click on that report and remove the check mark from
the report group on the left. You should remove all reports from a group before you
delete the group.

Assign Report to Group

To assign a report to a group click on that report and add a check mark next to the
group you wish to add the report to.

Creating a New Group

To create a new group you just click on the “ADD” button under the “Groups” window.

Deleting a Group
To delete a group just select the group in the “Groups” window and click on “Delete”.
You should remove all reports from a group before you delete the group.

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Printing Reports
Once you have setup the Report Center to your satisfaction by adding and removing
groups and assigning reports to those groups, all that you have to do to print your
reports is:

Click on the “Reports” View tab

Click on the “Report Center” button

Select the group to print from the “Report Group” window

Click on the “Print Reports In Group” button.

Trouble Shooting
Video problems
Can’t see the bottom portion of the CABINET VISION screen.
The minimum screen resolution recommended for CABINET VISION is 800 by 600 pixels.
To check your display settings, close all your programs then go to “Start” – “Settings” –
“Control Panel” and double click on “Display”. When “Display” comes up go to the
“Settings” tab, and check your screen resolution.

Security Key not Found

Check to make sure that the “CABINET VISION Security Key (Dongle)” is attached to your
computer.

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 3 C

3D, 8, 42, 50, 65, 66, 86, 87, 90 Cabinet Construction Method, 10

3D Views, 86 Center Position, 56

A Certification Courses, 7

Add a New Material, 14 Change an Existing Material, 14

Adding a new “Vendor”, 14 change an existing material schedule,

18
Adding a New Room, 66
Changing Rooms, 66
Adding a New Sheet, 92
Changing to a Different Sheet, 93
Angle, 56
Chord length, 44
angle calculator, 43
Chord position, 44
Appliance Library, 52
Chord to Wall, 44
Assembly Sheet, 93
Clearance, 56
Assembly Sheets, 94
Combine, 62
Assign Report to Group, 97
combines, 62
B
Combining Objects, 60
base space, 58
construction method, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35,
Birds Eye, 87, 88 37, 38, 64

blind corner cabinets, 63 Construction Stile, 37

blue print, 89 create a new material schedule, 18

Create a New or Change an Existing

Materials Schedule, 18
Creating a New Group, 97 Drawings, 43, 65, 89, 90, 91

Creating a New Profile, 26 E

Creating Profiles, 23 editing, 65

curved wall, 44, 45 Elevation, 56, 65, 67

Custom Cabinet Library, 52 End Position, 56

D Extended & Return Ends, 63

Delete a Material, 14 F
Deleting a Group, 97 face frame, 16, 32, 37, 38, 60

Deleting a Placed Drawing, 92 Face frame, 37

design, 8, 41, 43, 46, 52, 53, 58, 62, 86 finished backs, 50

Dongle, 98 floor plan mode, 42, 57

Door Catalog, 19 Furniture Library, 52

Doors
G
Materails, 29 groups, 7, 95, 96, 98
panel type, 22
H
drag, 53, 54, 59, 63, 91
Hardware Tab, 40
Drawer Box Construction Method, 10
Hidden Line versus Color, 90
Drawer Guide Specifications, 16
Hinge Specifications, 16
Drawer/Rollout Catalog, 33
I
drawing walls, 42, 43, 51
inside edge profile, 22, 23
Drawing walls, 41
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Inside Edge Profile, 23 Moving a Placed Drawing, 92

Installation N
clean install, 9 Naming a Door Stile, 20

close other programs, 9 NC Center, 65

island, 46, 59 Notes on drawing walls, 42

L O
layout, 41, 43, 90 One Page Preview, 97

Libraries, 52 open a library, 53

M Order of Operations, 65

Manual Placement, 58 Order of Operations when Laying Out,

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Material
Outset, 56
General Information, 14
overlapping, 59
material catalog, 35
P
Material Catalog, 13
Peninsula, 41, 46, 47, 50, 59
Material Schedules, 10, 17
Peninsula Walls, 46
materials, 8, 10, 13, 17, 18, 35, 38, 39,
67 Picking a Category to Store the Door
Under, 21
Materials, 36
place a Std Base cabinet, 54
minimum setup, 10
place a Vent-A-Hood, 58
mouse, 42, 43, 45, 48, 49, 50, 53, 54,
61, 63, 65, 88, 91, 92 Placing a drawing on the sheet., 91

Move View, 88
3
Placing an Object, 53 Render View, 87, 88

Placing Corner Objects, 59 Report Center, 66, 93, 95, 98

Placing Objects, 52 report group, 95, 96, 97

Plan, 65, 66, 67 Report Group, 95, 98

Preliminary Setup, 10 reports, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98

print assembly sheets, 94 Reports, 65, 93, 96, 97, 98

Print Report Group, 95, 98 Rescaling a Placed Drawing, 92

Printer, 89 Reset View, 87

printing, 89 Right Clicking, 65

Printing, 89, 93, 98 Rollout Construction method, 10

Printing Cut Lists & Other Reports, 93 room, 17, 42, 43, 46, 47, 59, 65, 66, 67,
86, 87, 88, 94
Printing from Drawings, 89
Room Properties, 67
Printing Pictures, 89
Ruler Tool, 47, 48
Printing Reports, 98
S
Printing the Screen, 89
section, 7, 35, 60, 63, 66
Profile part shaper, 27
Section, 62
profiles
sectioning, 65
Type of Profile, 26
Security Key not Found, 98
properties, 17, 67, 90, 91
Select / Setup Reports, 96
R
Sending Views to Drawing, 90
Remove Report from Group, 97
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Setting Default Paper Size and Scale, 91 The Material Tab, 38

Setting Up your Construction Method, The Report Center, 95

30
To Draw a Curved Wall, 44
Sizing & Position Handles, 56
type of schedule, 18
Sizing a Wall, 43
typical cabinet material schedule, 17
sizing handles, 58
typical door/drawer front material
Software Installation schedule, 18

Standalone, 9 U
Start A New Job, 35 upper space, 58

Starting the Cabinet Wizard, 30

V
Starting the Door Catalog Editor, 19 Video problems, 98
Steps To Creating a Door, 20 View Buttons, 65
Stile of wall, 50
W
T wall, 36, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48,
49, 50, 52, 53, 54, 56, 58, 59, 64
Technical Assistance, 7
Wall, 36, 41, 44, 45
The “Heights” Tab, 36
walls, 41, 43, 46, 50, 59, 65, 88
The “Job Properties” Screen, 36
Walls, 42, 45, 46
The Layout Opening Screen, 41